Exploring the Library: Temianka Collection and Study Room
Henri Temianka was a world renowned violinist, educator, conductor, and writer whose career spanned over 3,000 concerts worldwide and comprised over 100 published articles and books. Temianka founded the Paganini Quartet and the California Chamber Symphony, the first chamber orchestra in Los Angeles. Throughout his successful career, Temianka performed and trained with many of the
Demystifying Academic Librarianship: Subject Liaison Librarianship
Let’s say you’re a junior, staring down the barrel of a massive research paper at the end of Fall semester. You know what you’re writing about, but you’re just not sure where to start with your research – it feels too overwhelming. You remember your library instruction class during your FFC, but that was two
Investigating Resources at the Leatherby Libraries: Support for Students with Disabilities
The Leatherby Libraries works to serve all Chapman students in any way they need. With our promise to do so, the library offers many resources for students with disabilities. These resources include: Multiple entrances for easy access. The east and west side entrances have wheelchair ramps and automatic opening doors. Three elevators in the building:
Now available: Full data sets from the Roper Center Archives
The Leatherby Libraries has upgraded our subscription to the Roper Center Archives, enabling students, faculty, and staff to download full data sets from this large collection of poll data from U.S. polling firms. The Roper Center Archives contain over 710,000 polling questions from 1935 to the present, with broad topical coverage of opinions and behavior
What Time Is It? It's Cookies and 24-Hour Services Time!
The Leatherby Libraries will be open 24 hours each day during the last two weeks of the semester: Open from Monday, December 2, 2019 at 8 a.m. and will not close until Friday, December 13, 2019 at 10 p.m. During the late night hours, the following services will be available: circulation services, bookable study rooms, and print/copy
Exploring the Library: The Graphic Novels Collection
This week’s blog post is a little different than what I’ve usually been posting. What I usually write about are collections and displays in the library that are permanently located within the library. The Graphic Novels Collection is a little different. Unlike the previous collections, this collection can be checked out by students. Many people
Demystifying Academic Librarianship: Reference
Tied with classroom instruction, the place Chapman University students most frequently see librarians is behind the Reference Desk. Sitting behind the large desk in the lobby of the Leatherby Libraries 62 hours a week, librarians on reference duty help students with a wide variety of questions. I sat down with Assessment Librarian Lauren Dubell to
The Oxford English Dictionary is Back!
The Leatherby Libraries is pleased to reinstate access to the Oxford English Dictionary after receiving many requests and a lot of feedback from passionate Chapman faculty and students. Unlike many other dictionaries, which only provide current definitions of words, the Oxford English Dictionary is an important tool for tracing the origin and history of words
Exploring the Library: Illustrations from President Doti’s Children’s Books
It’s late, I’ve been in the library studying for hours. I need to take a break. What do I do? I sneak away to the third floor and go to the Peter and Mary Muth Library of Children’s Literature, in the Edgar and Libby Pankey Library of Education. I find a children’s book that I
Investigating Resources at the Leatherby Libraries: Room Booking 101
Finding a study spot on campus can be challenging at times. Starbucks is too crowded, Argyrous Forum gets busy, the study rooms at the dorms aren’t always available…so where do you go when you can’t find a quiet place to study? The Leatherby Libraries! But wait…what if you’re too distracted by the people walking around,